Linton Johnson
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No. 43 – Juvecaserta Basket | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Serie A |
Personal information | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | June 13, 1980
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Providence St. Mel (Chicago, Illinois) |
College | Tulane (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Career history | |
2003 | Rockford Lightning |
2003–2004 | Chicago Bulls |
2004–2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
2005–2006 | New Jersey Nets |
2006–2007 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets |
2007 | Tau Ceramica |
2008 | Phoenix Suns |
2008 | Toronto Raptors |
2008 | Charlotte Bobcats |
2009 | Chicago Bulls |
2010–2013 | Scandone Avellino |
2013–2014 | Dinamo Sassari |
2014 | Pallacanestro Varese |
2014–2015 | Pistoia Basket 2000 |
2016–present | Juvecaserta Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Linton Johnson III (born June 13, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for Juvecaserta Basket of the Italian Serie A. He is married with a woman from Caserta,[1] and has Italian citizenship.[2]
Career
After a four-year college career at Tulane University,[3] he began his professional career in 2003–04 as an undrafted[3] free agent playing 41 games including 20 starts for the Chicago Bulls. He also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets and the Phoenix Suns, with whom he signed a 10-day contract late in the 2007–08 season.[4] The Suns did not renew his contract, and on March 27, 2008, Johnson signed another 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors.[3] After the contract expired, Johnson re-signed with the Suns on April 16, 2008.
Linton Johnson is the nephew of former NBA player Mickey Johnson.[5]
On March 11, 2009, Johnson was signed to the first of two 10-day contracts by the Chicago Bulls. It was his second stint with the Bulls.[6] He was signed for the remainder of the season after initially being released when his second 10-day contract expired. He was waived on July 30, 2009.
In September 2009, Johnson signed with the Orlando Magic.[7] He was waived on October 28, 2009.[8][9]
In August 2010 he signed with the Italian pro team Air Avellino.[10]
On July 9, 2013, he signed with Dinamo Sassari.[11] He parted ways with them on January 22, 2014.[12] Next day he signed with Pallacanestro Varese.[13]
In August 2014 he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia. On January 22, 2015, he was released by Pistoia Basket.[14]
On March 18, 2016, he signed with Juvecaserta Basket.[15]
NBA career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2003–04 | Chicago | 41 | 20 | 17.9 | .355 | .212 | .595 | 4.5 | .7 | .9 | .8 | 4.2 |
2004–05 | San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 |
2005–06 | New Jersey | 9 | 0 | 3.9 | .500 | .000 | .250 | .8 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 1.2 |
2005–06 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 27 | 7 | 18.1 | .403 | .361 | .739 | 4.3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 5.3 |
2006–07 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 54 | 0 | 13.3 | .489 | .333 | .811 | 3.0 | .3 | .6 | .3 | 4.2 |
2007–08 | Phoenix | 6 | 0 | 8.8 | .500 | .500 | .000 | 2.2 | .5 | .0 | .2 | 2.5 |
2007–08 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
2008–09 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
2008–09 | Chicago | 8 | 0 | 5.3 | .364 | .500 | .000 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
Career | 151 | 27 | 14.0 | .416 | .305 | .699 | 3.3 | .4 | .6 | .4 | 3.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009 | Chicago | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Career | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
Notes
- ^ http://ricerca.gelocal.it/iltirreno/archivio/iltirreno/2014/08/06/LN_36_04.html
- ^ http://www.juvecaserta.it/tesserato-linton-johnson/
- ^ a b c Raptors sign forward Linton Johnson to 10-day contract
- ^ Suns Notebook: Suns Can't Swing Deal at Deadline; Sign Free Agent Johnson Template:Wayback
- ^ HORNETS: Behind the Numbers: Linton Johnson
- ^ Bulls bring back Johnson; forward on 10-day contract
- ^ Magic Sign Almond, Johnson; Prepare for Camp
- ^ Magic waive Johnson, have only 11 players for opener
- ^ Magic waive reserve Johnson, trim roster to 13". USA Today. October 28, 2009. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
- ^ Air Avellino signs Linton Johnson
- ^ "Dinamo Sassari announced Linton Johnson". Sportando.net. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Dinamo Sassari, Linton Johnson officially part ways". Sportando.net. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Cimberio Varese announced Linton Johnson". Sportando.net. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Pistoia parts ways with Linton Johnson
- ^ Juvecaserta sign Linton Johnson
External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Charlotte Bobcats players
- Chicago Bulls players
- Dinamo Basket Sassari players
- Juvecaserta Basket players
- Liga ACB players
- New Jersey Nets players
- New Orleans Hornets players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Phoenix Suns players
- Pistoia Basket 2000 players
- Rockford Lightning players
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Saski Baskonia players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois
- Toronto Raptors players
- Tulane Green Wave men's basketball players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players